Motion-picture film.



P. J. LANDIN.

MOTION PICTURE FILM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6. 1914.

,234,046, Patented July 17, 1917.

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Patented July 17, 1917.

Application fled February 8, 1914. Serial No. 817,021.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I Pnrnn J. LANDIN, a

residin at Denver, in the county of Denver and gtate of Colorado, haveinvented a new and useful Motion-Picture Film, of which the following isa specification.

The present invention relates to improvements 1n motion picture films,that is, more particularly to films used in connection with motionicture projector machines, one object of t e present invention being theprovision of dialogue or indicative legends carried upon the positivefilm ad'acent each exposure thereof and for a s cient number of times orsuccessive reiterations to cover the period of the production of therespective scenes or parts of scenes, so that the dialogue or particularaction presented may be coincidently explained in printing or otherwise,thus producing to a great degree a synchronous effect between the actionof the images reproduced and the words spoken thereb In generalpractlce, it has been found necessary to break in upon the successivereproduction of the exposures to indicate what is to follow, thedialogue generally being printed in quotations and thus interruptmg to agreat degree the proper reproduction in an intelligent manner so thatthe audience must, even when given an inkling of what is about to besaid, guess at the words articulated by the actors. In the presentinstance, it is proposed to place at the bottom orlin a convenientreading position upon each exposure of the positive film, a portion ofthe dialogue or words spoken by the actors or actor and to reiterate thesame a suflicient number of times to give to the audience the exactspoken words simultaneously with the presentation of the picture inmotion.

This may be done in many ways, a blank space being preferably left ormade upon the positive film and the words bemg attached at the desiredplace upon the negative film so that when the posit ve film s printedtherefrom, such words will be pos tively presented in the space upon thepos1- tive film and in connection with the necessa exposures, thereof.

g the drawings- Figures 1 an 2 are plan views of portions of a positivefilm constructed according to and embodying the present invention andshowin the method of placing the monolog'ue or ialogue words thereuponso as to produce the desired chronous efiect with the presentation of te scene.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral .1 designates the film, which isconstructed as usual to carry a plurality of positive exposures 2, eachone of which is provided as shown, with the horizontally disposed plainspace 3 carrying the monologue or dialogue expression or words 4.

In the present instance as shown in Fig. 1, three exposures areillustrated as acting the'words Just beyond the poin while inconjunction with Figs. 1 and 2, five exposures are employed to act thewords Frank beached the boat, while in Fig. 2 the two last exposures areshown as giving the proper words and climbed ashore, thus clearlyindicating the reiteration or successive projection of the legendnecessary to tell to the audience with the projection of the scenes theaction taking place, or the monologue or dialogue of the respectiveactoz igr actors. I h 1 d e space carrymg t e egen ortion ma bedispensed with upon the rec rd and th e words may be produced upon anyportion of the positive that is most convenient to be read without inany way necessitating the. audience removing the eyes from the picturepresented.

In the preferred form, beneath each of the respective exposures upon thenegative film there should e laced a clear space extending across theand wide enou h to accommodate one line of exceedingy small typeaccording to the size of the film employed. This clear space can besecured automatically by placin a mask within the camera and immediate yin front of the lower portion or necessary space to be occupied by thesensitized film during exposure, the mask preventing the rays of hghtreaching the sensitized surface so that when the film is developed, aclear and trans arent space will be provided to receive the iettering.Should the film be one which has not been made in a camera fitted withsuch a mask, the space beneath each exposure may be cleared with a knifeor engravers tool or by some other method so that the letteringconsisting of the sentences, phrases or other single words wherenecessary may he placed within the spaces, preferably in black andspaces on t sufiiciently opaq ue, or may be produced upon exceedinglythm celluloid, gelatin, g ass paper or any suitable transparent materialwhich can be gummed or otherwise attached to the surface of thenegative. The lettering thus printed upon the transparent stripholr stri5 is gummed or cemented to the the e'gends erly spaced he film. When thelettering of the negative film has manner, the positive films used inthe reproduction or projecting machines are then made by placing asensitized film beneath the to the light in the negative and exposmusual way. The result will then be that the on the screen in the motionplcture thrown u theater or auditorium, will have the lettering appearin white upon a dark field and at the lowermost portion of each exposureso that the audience may readily read the same. If so desired, thettering may be applied in of the strip or strips being propto lie withinthe outlines of the been completed in this mean the above mannerdirectly to the positive film in which case, the letterindg would appearblacku on a white oun The spec' 0 number 0 reiterations here shown aremerely illustrative of the inven-' tion, it be' necessary to place thesame upon the film as the scenes and circumstances necessitate.

What is claimed is:

A motion picture film scenes and spaces individual to and associatedwith the same, in combination with a stripextending along the film andhaving legends corresponding with the particular scenes and spaced apartproperly to lie within the outlines of said aces of the film.

In testimony that I c aim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PETER J. LANDIN.

Witnesses:

- J. G. Smonmms,

B. A. INGRAM.

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